Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-12
NEW TEMPERANCE DRINK.

A very important discovery has been re
Gently announced in the East and pro,
claimed to the world. It is the discovery
of a method by which whisky can be de.
prived OF it's danger, it's fangs extracted SO
to speak, and yet remain whisky to all in.
tents and purposes. This is good news to
variety theater proprietors and to Others
who might be affected by the Variety law.
1t is said q whole bottle of this new
product OF science has no more effect
upon an ordinary man than. the *
hilaration and contentment with himself
and the world which any other mild stimu-
liant. say a few glasses OF beer. might be
supposed to exert. The inventor, whose
praises an eastern journal joyfully sings
is not, however, probibitionist enough to
let the world into his secret without being
paid for it.
He talks vaguely about havingdiscovered
that intoxication is due to the others and
combination of others which all alcoholic
liquors contain. In the distillery of the
stomach the others are made free, and
rise to the head, producing a dizziness and
a peculiar lightness Of head which some of
the readers may have experienced. To
get rid OF the others has long been one OF
the problems of science, according to the
chemist who has now solved the difficulty.
He takes the most frey OF w%hisky-the
brand known, for instance, as Jersey
Lightning, "Tanglefoot," "Forty Rods
the sort which takes the skin off as it rolls
down a mans throat, and when it comes
from the retorts of our scientific man
is as mild and harmless as milk, while
yet possessing the exhilarating and medic
inal properties OF good whisky or brandy.
The prohibitionists have long commended
that whether alcoholic liquors have any
value or not as food and medicines, their
dangers are SO great as to wholly neutralize
the possible benefits which might be derived
from their proper Use, and therefore that
the entire disappearance OF spirituous liq-
uors from the face Of the earth would be
the greatest of blessings. Now here is a
practical ..prohibitionist who gives us all
the friends OF whisky claim for it. it's
cheering and Strengthening properties. but
takes away the serpent which is supposed |
to Turk at the bottom of the glass. |
Yet he does not seem to meet that en-
among prohibitionists which
he merits OF his discovery would seem to
He has approached several with
4 bottle OF his tanned whisky in his hand,
outt they ave invariably looked upon his |
'ffer to try the article al a personal insult. |
although he assured them many had tried
20 drink themselves drunk upon his discov-
'ry. We hold the inventor ia not properly
and although the whisky dealers
nay declare that tanned whisky no more
astes like whisky, and is worthless to
heir patrons. we do not doubt that some
'rohibitionists might like to know O of
beverage could they be perfectly sure
4 it's harmlessness without making the
est themselves.
We would, therefore, suggest that the
MEMBERS OF the Legislative Assembly and
Helena reporters, who are supposed to
good judges OF whisky, test the genuine
ess and value OF the discovery by a seance
t which nothing but the tanned article
hall be used. If it's effect be what is
for it-exhilarating without being
ntoxicating-an amendment may be made
o the Variety law permitting it's use.
.hus all interested may be made happy
he legislators. the prohibitionists, the
and the variety men.